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Improving feed efficiency in fish using selective breeding: A review
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleImproving feed efficiency (FE) is key to reducing production costs in aquaculture and to achieving sustainability for the aquaculture industry. Feed costs account for 30-70% of total production costs in aquaculture; much ... -
Improving household tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) aquaculture through participatory action research
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleLand based aquaculture has the potential to mitigate future shortfalls of food fish supply in Solomon Islands. However, aquaculture is relatively new in the Pacific and such potential is hampered by a lack of aquaculture ... -
Improving income positions of primary producers in international marketing channels: the Lake Victoria EU Nile perch case
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleAlthough fair distribution of incomes within marketing channels and systems receives increasing attention in companies' corporate social responsibility policies, the marketing literature offers few insights that may be ... -
Improving productivity and environmental performance of aquaculture
(2014)Type: Working PaperFish--including finfish and shellfish--are an important item in the human food basket, contributing 17 percent of the global animal-based protein supply in 2010. They are an especially valuable food source in developing ... -
Improving productivity in tropical lakes and reservoirs
(2006)Type: ReportIn this review we will discuss the potential for increasing production within natural lakes or manmade reservoirs based on the various enhancement concepts. Enhancements are interventions in natural aquatic resources, and ... -
Improving the production, nutrition and market values of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar's Shan State and Sagaing Region (INLAND MYSAP) - Project brief (October 2019—September 2020)
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Improving the production, nutrition and market values of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar's Shan State and Sagaing Region. Project Brief October 2018- September 2019
(2020)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the major project achievements in line with the FISH Research Program strategic goals and indicators. The brief was produced taking as reference the technical report of the project submitted to the ... -
Improving the Production, Nutrition and Market Values of Small-Scale Aquaculture in Myanmar’s Shan State and Sagaing Region (INLAND MYSAP)
(2018)Type: BriefRunning until 2020, INLAND MYSAP supports the sustainable intensification of the small-scale freshwater aquaculture sector, improving the availability of and access to nutritious, affordable food and increasing incomes for ... -
Improving the productivity of the rice-shrimp system in the South-west coastal region of Bangladesh
(2010)Type: Book ChapterThe production of wet-season rice followed by dry-season shrimp (Penaeus monodon) is a common farming system in the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh. This chapter summarizes the experiments conducted in the ... -
Improving the technological foundations for sustainable aquaculture (Technical Report to IFAD)
(2017)Type: ReportThis report presents the activities performed during Sep 2016 – Dec 2017 and progress of the Improving the technological foundations for sustainable aquaculture project. The focus of this first year was on maintaining the ... -
In situ fatty acid production supports shrimp yields in diets lacking fish oil and fishmeal
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleUsing capture fishery‐derived fish oil and fishmeal in aquafeeds is unsustainable. This study mimicked semi‐intensive shrimp ponds, including primary producers, in mesocosm tanks. Fatty acid mass balances were computed to ... -
In the Spotlight: Bernadette Fregene
Type: BlogBernadette Fregene is WorldFish’s aquaculture compact leader and a professor of aquaculture and fisheries extension, economics, and marketing at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Fregene facilitates the delivery of new ... -
In the spotlight: Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
Type: BlogWorldFish scientist Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku sits down for a Q&A to discuss his research on scaling and disseminating aquaculture innovations to rural fish farmers. -
In the Spotlight: Sajeda Yasmin
(2021)Type: BlogWorldFish researcher Sajeda Yasmin discusses her efforts to make aquaculture more gender-inclusive in Bangladesh. -
In the Spotlight: Tasnuva Zaman
Type: BlogTasnuva Zaman is WorldFish's senior gender specialist based in Bangladesh. Zaman's research focuses on gender mainstreaming, which calls for an integrated gender perspective at all stages of development, and she works to ... -
Inbreeding and effective population size in a coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) breeding nucleus in Chile
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleA commercial breeding nucleus of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) was established in Chile in 1997. This nucleus consists of two independent populations corresponding to different year-classes (even and odd, depending ... -
Inbreeding and effective population size in the Malaysian nucleus of the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleA fully pedigreed population of the GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was established in Malaysia during 2001 and 2002. The selection program was focused on the ... -
Incidence of human pathogenic bacteria in shrimp feeds - a study from India
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe incidence of various human pathogenic bacteria in commercially available and home-made shrimp feeds used on some farms in India was analyzed. The Total Heterotrophic Bacteria in the commercial feed samples ranged between ... -
Inclusion of fermented fish by-product silage in diets of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of replacing of fish meal by silage made from fish by-product on growth performance, feed utilization and proximate composition of the Nile tilapia, O. niloticus fingerlings. -
Inclusive aquaculture: business at the bottom of the aquatic pyramid
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThrough a SIDA -funded project on small-scale fisheries FAO and partners have been supporting WorldFish Center research into small-scale aquaculture investment. Studies of projects in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia suggest ...
